St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01

James III. Davidson for the owner, Mrs. Lydia
S. Rhodes, 10 Samuel G. McMurrati. ana IL Is
rumored that the purchase is made In the in
terest OF an Eastern capitalist who discerned
the future Importance Of Broadway. If tho
new bridge across the river from the foot of
Broadway to State street could be constructed
this year instead of next, there would be
some magnificent improvements placed on
this tboroughfare Immediately, but as it Is
they will be held in allegiance until the bridge
is actually under contract. The Manitoba
building, the new union depot on the land
bought by the $500 road, seems to be about
all the improvements actually in sight for the
present season. Paving has been commenced
east of Jackson street and when Wacouta and
Rosabel are paved it will be decided i'm
prOvement
Messrs Fallihee & Snow, of 10l East Fourth,
are going to have third party associated
with them In the person of Enoch Holloway.
who for the past four years has been travel
ing salesman for Forepaugh Tarbox, of this
city. He was before that with II. and j. NJ.
Warner and p. II. Kavanagh. The new firm
will date June l, 1887, and their business will
be q general auction and real estate and loan
business.
A. NJ. Doherty had everything ready to sell
at auction last week several lots on Cedar
street and Central park, and had advertised
them for sale, but the park commission has
taken steps TO have the Same property con-
demned for the purpose of a park. The re-
suit has been that Mr.. Doherty has suspended
the sale TO await the action of the park com
mission.
]. p. Allen has moved his drug store from
the southwest corner OF Seventh and Jackson
streets, and the building he vacated will be
pulled down to make room for Mr.. Schutte's
new block The present structure was
erected by Aid. Krieger, and was set five feet
into Seventh street, where for the last ten or
fifteen years it has been and eye-sore and a
nuisance.
1t is currently reported that some railroad
or railroads have purchased thirty acres
of land in West st. Paul for $4,000 per acre.
This is a part of the unplatted land between
Plumb, Lawrence, Fenton and Missouri streets
and the river. The Minnesota & Northwestern
and the Illinois Central are suspected OF be-
ing the parties.
j. j. Watson will this season erect on the
corner of Dayton and Harrington avenues an
apartment bnlding seven stories high. The
structure will have frontage of 100 feet on
Dayton avenue.
The sale by auction of the block bounded
by Pearl, jackson, Thirteenth and Temper
ance streets, that was advertised to take
place on the 9th, was postponed on account
of rain till next Wednesday.
The building season has been fairly COM
menced and work is in full progress all over
the city. There is hardly square anywhere
frame, or some other evidence of improve
ment begun.
MI. j. w. Bass has bought of Judge Palmer
the large Erick house on the south side of
Bellevue aveRGe, by built Henry Woodruff.
Thehouse is locs:ed on two lots, and the
price paid for the wheie was $1,000.
The old Desnoyer tract lust beyond Mer-
riam Park is being plated preparatory to
being put on the market. 1t WI take about
month to get it ready.
The excavation for the big buildinA of the
New York Safe Insurance company, on the
corner of Sixth and Minnesota streets, has
been advertised for and will be commenced
shortly.
The work on the big addition to the Ryan
hotel will be proceeded with at once. The
material for the same is being accumulated.
Work has not been recommended on the
new Manitoba headquarters building this
spring, but it will be shortly.
Mr.. Langevin is erecting a magnificent new
brick block on Sixth street, opposite the Ryan
and west of the Bodega.
w. c. Riley is about to erect block of
handsome residences on Laurel avenue, to
cost $4,000.
A $4,000 church is to be erected on the
lots sold few days ago in Palace addition.
James Butterfeld and j. G. Handy have
formed real estate partnership.
Greenleaf Clarke's brick block is going up
rapidly, on Fifth and Minnesota.
The laying of stone on the new court house
has been commenced.